Hat-holder.



No. 652,444. f Patented :une 2s, |900. F. J. SHEA.

HAT HOLDER.

(Application led Apr. 7l 1900.)

(No Model.)

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FLORA J. SHEA, OF BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 652,444, dated J' une26, A1900.

Application filed April 7, 1900.

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FLORA J. SHEA, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Brookline, county of Norfolk, State of Massachusetts, haveinvented an Improvement in Hat-Holders, of which the followingdescription, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is aspecificatiomlike letters on the drawings representing like parts.

Ladies attending the opera, theater, rbc., now commonly remove theirhats and hold them, much to their discomfort.

The invention herein to be described has been devised to'hold ladieshats. The holder consists of aplate adapted to receive the shank of ahat-pin which may yet be in a hat, the plate being adapted to be securedto the back of a chair or other object.

Figure l shows part of the back of a chair with my improved holderconnected therewith, the holder sustaining a hat-pin. Fig. 2 is a rearside view of the holder, partially broken out and containing twohat-pins, the drawing also showing a point-guard connected with the backof the chair. Fig. 3 illustrates the holder in use.

In the drawings, A represents the back of a chair such as used intheaters.

My improved holder B as herein embodied in one of the best forms nowknown to me consists of a metallic plate which may have extended from itears C, preferably formed at an angle to the plate, as shown, andprovided with screw-holes D for the reception of screws E, by which toconfine it in working position. The metal used may be in the form ofsheet metal bent over or lianged at its upper or lower ends, as at a,the lian ges so formed being provided with openings b of any desirednumber for the reception of the shanks of hatpins F of any usual kind.The openings for Jthe pins inserted in the holes will stand at an anglewith relation to the rear side of the back A of the chair, (see Figs. land 3,) so that the points of the pins will meet, or substantially so,the back of the chair. The points of the pins may pass behind apointguard G, secured to the chairdiack by usual screws Il.

It will be obvious that the holder might be made of a solid or thick barof metal having suitable openings for the passage of the shanks of thehatspins.

A lady on arriving in the theater may with Serial No. 11,947. (Nomodel.)

draw the hat-pin partially and remove her' hat and then may place thehat against the back of the chair and insert the point of the pin in oneof the openings of the holder, thus coniinin g the hat in place, asrepresented in Fig. 3.

It will be obvious that the hat in Fig. 3 might be further slid downupon the back of the chair, so that the hat would practically contactwith the upper edge of the holder.

If more than one hat-pin is used, they may be removed and put into anyof the openings of the holder before nally pinning the hat to theholder.

If desired, part of the lining of the'hat may be turned outwardly and apin withdrawn from the hat, or any pin may be put through the lining,its point entering one of the openings, thus holding the hat inposition. l

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

l. A hat-holder consisting of a plate adapted to be attached to astationary support and having an opening for the reception of a hatpin,said opening being at an angle to said support.

2. A hat-holder adapted to be attached to a support and consisting of aplate provided with holes for the reception of a hat-pin, said holesbeing arranged to support the hat-pin at an angle to the plate.

3. A hat-holder consisting of a plate provided with iianges, saidflanges having holes formed therein for the reception of a hat-pin, andbeing formed with provisions for attachment to a support. 4t. Ahat-holder composed of a plate having ears by which to attach it to asupport, and having an opening for abat-pin, the opening being at aninclination to the support.

5. A hat holder composed of a metallic plate having a series of openingsfor receiving a hatpin, and ears to support the ends of said plate, theopenings in the metallic plate being at an inclinationto the faces ofsaid ears.

In testimony whereof: I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

FLORA J. SHEA. "Witnesses:

GEO. W. GREGORY, Massi. Panrnnow.

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